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Chapter 34

Author: Louise Hope
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Cara had slept soundly for the first time in weeks. Nightmares no longer tormented her like before and she savoured the refreshing feeling. The sunlight streamed through the window, cracked rays shone around the room casting buttery light on everything in its path. Cara slid her well rested body from the bed, minor aches dragged through her muscles but they only filled her with pride that she was working her body. She picked up her dirty clothes and threw them into her bag, throwing on some clean clothes she slung her bag over her shoulders and made her way down to the laundry room.

She had only visited the place once before but recognised immediately the route she needed to take. She basked in the sun as it shone down on her, casting a glowy tint across her silky skin. She finally reached the laundry room, pushing the stiff door open she was greeted with the fresh scent of clean linen and laundry detergent. There was no one else in the room, just her and the deep whirring a

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